Photo Gallery
A Horse's Life Is A Terrible Thing To Waste... We Saved Them.
I hold that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man -Mahatma Gandhi
Meet Our Rescues Up Close...
From Left to Right: Red, Malia, Hopper
After Photo of Sugar - See her (Graphic) Photos Below:
She's a STAR - made it in the Muscatine Journal as an ARTIST!
GRAPHIC PHOTOS BELOW.
AFTER PHOTOS BELOW OF SUGAR BEING WASHED UP WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT BRR - NO ONE HAD TAKEN THE TIME TO CLEAN HER OR CALL A VET FOR HER. SHE HAD BEEN LIKE THIS FOR OVER A YEAR.
SUGAR'S BEFORE PHOTOS
She was rescued from Neglect...
BRR RESCUED THIS PONY AFTER A TUMOR WAS LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT FOR OVER A YEAR. SUGAR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RELAX HER TAIL DOWN IN OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF THE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT FROM THIS MASIVE INVASIVE TUMOR. SHE ALSO HAD MAJOR INFECTION THAT SMELLED HORRIBLE FROM OVER 10 FEET AWAY. BRR TOOK SUGAR TO THE VET FOR SURGERY ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2011. THE MASS WAS REMOVED AFTER AN INTENSE PROCEDURE. SHE DOES HAVE CANCER REMAINING INSIDE OF HER BODY HOWEVER SUGAR WILL FEEL LOVE FOR THE REST OF HER DAYS UNTIL SHE HAS TO BE HUMANELY EUTHANIZED DUE TO HER ILLNESS.
YOU CAN HELP US PAY FOR SUGAR'S SURGERY AND FUTURE RESCUES BY MAKING A SPECIAL DONATION.
SUGAR'S AFTER PHOTOS
Sugar's Last Ride - as a healthy and happy horse.
Rescue Sugar lost her fight to Cancer today and peacefully passed away. In Memory of Sugar. (Sugar was rescued after suffering a long time from neglect with a large tumor on her behind area, Blue Ridge had 3 surgeries done to try and save her but today she lost her fight and now rests in peace.) If anyone is interested in making a donation to help pay for Sugar's past vet bills from those operations please go to our donate button or send check to PO BOX 203 Blue Grass Iowa 52726. We were hoping for the best but unfortunately a different set of plans were laid out for her. She was a pleasure to have at our place and brought smiles to everyone, we just wish she could had been with us longer. She will be truly missed.
Rest In Peace Sugar.
PHOENIX BEFORE PHOTOS
He was rescued from ABANDONMENT...
BRR RESCUED THIS OLDER THOROUGHBRED FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY IOWA. SHERIFF DEPT. CALLED NEEDING HELP WITH ABANDONED AND NEGLETED HORSE. IT HAD BEEN ABANDONED IN A FARMER'S FEILD. THIS GELDING WAS IN BAD SHAPE WHEN WE RESCUED HIM. YOU CAN HELP US CONTINUE TO HELP HORSES LIKE THIS BY DONATING TO OUR CAUSE.
He was 25 years old and at one time broke the wing of his pelvis on the right side and it was never treated - an old injury that does not affect him today but is visible, he had a serious infection in his rear left leg that was swollen 3x normal size and had to be treated with antibiotics, he had to be Vet checked and had a mild case of ring bone in the front right pastern, he desperately needed his teeth floated, and dewormed. He was approximately 450 lbs underweight at time of rescue. Someone dumped him on a back gravel road in a farmers field. He had no water and was severely ganted. Someone disposed of him in Washington Iowa 12 miles from the Kalona Sale Barn around the day of the slaughter sale in June 2011. If you recognize this horse and know the person that dumped him let them know your opinion about how they treat their animals.
However after being through all of this he still had a wonderful disposition and was always very well behaved.
THIS POOR BOY WAS VERY LUCKY! AND EVEN LUCKIER THAT BRR WAS THERE TO SAVE HIM! NOW HE WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE IN A LIFELONG HOME!
PHOENIX AFTER PHOTOS
Phoenix is now adopted and living a very nice retirement life!
Mandy & Mitzee
Before Photos
Years of Neglect to Hooves
Both 8 Years Old - Half Sisters
Mandy & Mitzee
After Photos - First Trimming (Front & Back)
Mandy & Mitzee are now adopted and living a very nice retirement life!
Patsy
Before - Patsy was starved; she had no food, water or shelter, she only weighed 640 lbs when she arrived at Blue Ridge. She is also partially blind.
After 8 Weeks
Patsy is now adopted and living a very nice retirement life!
Loretta
Before - Loretta was starved; she had no food or shelter, she only weighed 800 lbs when she arrived at Blue Ridge. And was nursing a 10 day old baby.
After 8 Weeks
Loretta is now adopted and living a very relaxed life!
Randy
Before - Randy was starved; he had no food, water or shelter, he only weighed 680 lbs when he arrived at Blue Ridge.
After 8 Weeks
Phoenix is now adopted and living a very nice life!
Buster Before & After
Buster was bought not once, not twice but 3 times at Auction and was intended to fatten up by a trader and taken back to Auction AGAIN for meat price. Buster is only 1 year old. He was injured during a trailer ride from an Auction Barn after being loaded on with cattle - Luckily for Buster Blue Ridge was called when the trader thought we would BUY Buster from them! He was surrendered over because the trader refused to pay for Vet care. We were able to save Buster & his leg and now he will have a CHANCE at a new life in a lifelong home!
He will never go to another Auction Barn again!
After 6 weeks (Photo on Right) Buster's leg is almost healed!
After 6 months Buster's leg was healed and he was adopted into a lifelong home!
Had Blue Ridge not been there for Buster, Buster would had died within 2 days.
Buster is now adopted and living a very nice life being ridden weekly!
Naomi
Before & After Pictures
After Only Several Weeks.
Naomi is only 1 year old and was left with a halter on as she grew.
It was embedded into her face.
(Please NEVER leave halters on growing horses or make sure it is adjusted weekly - and if you leave a halter on choose a "Break Away" halter designed to break if the horse gets hung up.)
Naomi - 1 year later
Lucky Before & After
A FEW MORE BEFORE & AFTER PICTURES OF RESCUES
These Pictures Were Not Taken For Professional Purposes... These Pictures Were Taken For Fun.
They Are Merely To Show That All Horses With The Right Training & TLC Can Be Beautiful.
"Just because an animal isn’t perfect doesn’t mean it isn’t perfect for someone…"
Jack
Before & After
Quinn
Before & After
KoKo
Before & After
Sady
Before & After
Scarlet
Before & After
Patient
Before & After
Emma
Before & After
Tank
Before & After
Lacy
Before & After
Billy
Before & After
(Years of neglect to his hooves.... the sad thing is he was easy to trim. These photos are of his back hooves.)
Left Picture: Before Middle Picture: During with Left Hoof Done Right Picture: After
Jackson
Before & After
Bud E. Luv
Before Pictures
And After 8 weeks...
Serenity
Before Pictures - Over 350 lbs Underweight
After Pictures Coming Soon!
(Years of neglect to his hooves.... the sad thing is he was easy to trim. These photos are of his front hooves.)
Left Picture: Before Right Picture: After 1 Minor Trim - The hoof will have to grow out slowly with corrective trimming until healed.
Tony
Before & After
Yuma
Before Pictures
Left:4 weeks After! Right:4 months After!
Phoebe
Before & 3 Months After...
Phoebe
6 Months After!
Millie
Before Pictures
3 - 5 Months After!
9 Months After!
Libby
Before Pictures
2 Months After!
Dusty
Before Pictures
Unfortunately Dusty did not make it and passed away on July 21, 2009 around 4AM.
We will miss you buddy... you were such a gentle sweetheart. You did not deserve it.
Shadow
Before Picture
First Shadow's owner died and he was left to starve almost to death. He was rescued but could not put weight on... his teeth were so bad he could not eat even if he tried. He had his teeth floated.
We will have after pictures coming soon!
After Picture
Meet Queenie & Thunder...
These 2 horses were finally surrendered over to a Sheriff's department in Iowa after very long efforts by Blue Ridge pushing to save them... we got these two rescued however 3 others died; a full term expecting mare with a 3 month old nursing foal and a yearling colt.These two are alive, fed, and warm now at Blue Ridge. We drove 2 hours to save these horses from dying of starvation and dehydration. They had no food and no water anywhere on the property. They were in a small lot standing in 5 foot snow drifts on top of a fallen down barn! See their photos below.
Thunder
Before Pictures
After Pictures
Thunder weighed 735 when he arrived on January 7, 2010 - He weighed 990 on March 31, 2010.
That is 84 days - his average weight gain was 3 lbs per day.
Queenie
Before Pictures
After Pictures
Queenie weighed 370 on January 7, 2010 - She weighed 590 on March 31, 2010.
That is 84 days - her average weight gain was over 2 1/2 lbs per day.
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Ace
Before & After
Precious
Before & After
Bella
Before Pictures
3 Months After!
Bella had her bad eye removed.
Cisco
Before & After
Cisco's eye surgery went great!
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO READ
In Memory Of Sharon K. Gerot
http://www.tributes.com/show/91368932
Sharon was murdered by her fiance Thomas Hansen of Riverside Iowa.
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Riverside-Man-Charged-with-Murder-Following-Shooting-Death-121088069.html
Blue Ridge Rescue was called after the death of Sharon Gerot to help in taking her 3 loved horses that were left behind after her murder. Sharon dearly cared for horses Molly (Belgian), Jubilee (QH/Morgan Cross) and Marque (Paint QH). These horses are now residing at our facility waiting for a new lifelong owner to step in a take responsibility for them providing the same LOVE and LIFE Sharon provided for them. Jill (Sharon's daughter) would like them to stay together if possible, they have owned these horses since they were babies, now ages 16, 20, and 25. However she did say she wants what is best for them and knows that if separating them will get them lifelong homes then that is what will be done.
We told Jill we (BRR) are more than willing to collect donations for her family through this hard time, Jill (being the sweet and generous lady she is) requested that all donations be sent to Blue Ridge Rescue at PO BOX 203 Blue Grass Iowa, to help pay for Sharon's horses. She said if people are interested in helping to please in Sharon's name send funds to help in the caring for/of her animals. Blue Ridge also took in Sharon's parrot named Lily and by Jill's request will be lifelong permanent member of the Blue Ridge Family.
Please read the links above about this horrible and tragic death of Sharon Gerot. If you are able to help please contact Blue Ridge Rescue. Please note the Jill and her sister (Sharon's 2nd daughter) is going through a time of mourning so please respect their privacy and space. She has not had much time to mourn due to the responsibilities of dealing with the funeral and estate. Jill and her sister had also lost their younger sister in this same area to a car accident several years ago.
They have been through a lot and it means a lot to them to find lifelong homes for these horses that they all loved dearly. They used these horses during their childhood years for riding in shows and for fun. They all 3 are well broke and safe for just about anyone. Molly the Belgian does drive also and won several blue ribbons. We will post pictures as soon as possible.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and please send prayers for Jill and her sister and the rest of the friends and family who are mourning over this tragic situation.
